Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-26

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season to bring this invitation, and yet
you don't know how much il has pleased
me to see you all. Cheers The desire
10 come to see you has increased each
day. l don't feel now that / can do
otherwise than accept your invitation
| Great applause. The arrangement
made before was entirely free from
any complication and presented no likeIi-
hood of any. You are aware that have
agreed to visit the city OF Atlantis early in
I October. l only speak of this now, be-
/ cause when we ere about 10 determine
upon day when I can visit you this Al
( lsnts visit must be taken into considera-
/ ton. However, this is 8 matter that can
! be arranged sfterwsrd. Luckily, we have
plenty of time. l shall be glad TO meet
or correspond with q committee of your
citizens and tx date and make arrange
ments in detail hut the thiug'must be
done. viii come"
At this point the President asked May
or Francis what would DC the most at
trsctive day Of the Fair week The May
or replied "The third dsv of the month
when the Yelled Prophet parade will oc-
cur, but if you cannot be there then l
will communicate with the Yelled
Prophet to postpone his visit as you have
postponed yours" Laughter and ap-
Dlause The Mayor also eDiJIned the
President not to forget to bring Mrs
Cleveland.
The President responded: "Sae will
not let me forget"
The members Of the cabinet and their
families were also included in the invita-
ton
TEXAS PENSIONS
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day
Sarah A., widow of William H. Beemsn,
Corsicsns; Louisa, widow of Allen Car
ter, Sumner; AlgeIine, widow of Bevin
2. Davis, Galveston; Sara Anne, W dow
Of John B. Fuller, Cameron Amelia,
widow Of w. Z. Gibson, Decatur; R4-
cnel widow Of John Hill, Wheatlard /
Rloda Ann, widow of Francis ". AIcCurOy,
Willis; Matte Emma, widow of Joseph
Richie, Waco Amanda, widow IF James
NJ. Robertson, Center: FrederiChs, widow
OF Henry Lander, CuerO; Virginia, widow
Of Isherb Tucker, Fort Worth; Sinad X
widow of Pleasant D. Ward, Dallas
Thomas s. Mente, FlatOnis; Lewis Year
Der, Dallas; Thomas SHAW, Honey Grove
William /, Short, WaeldeT; Ism
Strong, Center Thomas Williams,
Ranger; Joseph Williams, PleasantOn
Ebert Williams Greenwood; John Har-
rell, BTuegeThJf; Needham L. Hall, !
Aqujua JOln @. Hughes, Anthem. Sam /
uel c. HoyI, Crockett; ODedish Green, /
Gr0yetonj Henry c. DunhSr, MeXta; |
DIT. b. C1u5Ie, Aquilla; Lewis /
J. BailY, Atlanta; TIlmsn .
BurCh, GOidthwaite; George A>hbv, /
B.. Ion
i. Ross, WscO; Daniel Reagan, KYLE.
John Pollock, Bowie; Bolivar +. Pred n,
Eagle Pass William b. Miller, Weather. /
ford Ludwig Moehering, CsstrOyiue;
Henry G.. Dentgy, COmaucle; David c. /
Ecker and Charles Williams, Stepheuville. /
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
WASHINGTON, July - The inter
state commerce commission delivered /
opinions this afternoon in cases recently |.
brought before It, The cases emit
tied Louis harrison against the
Grand Trunk Railway Company
and the Michigan Central Railway Com
paHy against the Grand Trunk Railroad
Company, were by consent of the
parties heard together The charge
is unjust discrimination. Lar
risOn complains that the road would
not sell him q thousand mile tiebe. at the
price paid by commercial travellers, and
the Michigan Central complained that the
Grand Trunk Company Wss selling TO
commercial travellers st lower rates than
10 the public generally. The defendant
admits the fac-s SIS charged, but sveTs
that nothing is alleged In conflict with
the Jaw. TIE opinion reviews and dis
CuSses at length the various points
o &C. .raa.
cludes as follows a common
carrier msy continue the issuance OF
mileage passenger tickets, the charges for
which must be reasonable and Just and
free from discrimination OF un
reasonable preference. Persons be-
longing 20 the class known as
commercial travellers sre not privileged
TO udc over tue railroads Ct lower rates
.hau sire paid by other persons. Whatever I
reasonable rates commercial. travellers
are made 10 pay other travellers
may be made TO pay. Go charge one
more than the other is unjust discrimiu-
alton. and this is true whether the tickets
.s-uvd ara mileage tickets or in someoEIgg
form TIL. refusal Of The defrGd5Ezt, the
Chicago aad Grand Trunk bUlr3ad Com
1auy, to sell complainant LaTrisOn~rR r
Thousand mile ticket fJr $50, the pEicosGt
which said company was selling sRia t1Gkgt
.0 commercial travellers, and tlas neglect
-O publish '1e r2'e- e. which the eefent-
ant was Offering J0 sell mileage tickets,
were alike iu cou1.c. with the Interstate
commerce law. Opinion by Commissioner
Morrison, a.I c0ucurTiu-.
Tile Cs-a Of the 81. Louis wholesale
rrgc-r- sgsiu-t tae Missouri Pacific en-
bodies the complaint that while cOmmu
.zti0u tickets ere sold At rates which
wouI3 amount To not more than SIS for
e thousand miles, the tickets Upon which
travellers tTsve. are no. sold
for less tlsu 50. The commission
IS also asked TO order and di-
rect that discrimination be made
tn favor If commercial travellers:
In short, Jasl mile tickets be sold %
them at lower rates than to others
The commission does not regard
.ae TACT thai communication tickets
sre put on sale at given rate
10 ~ one that entities the purchaser
4 g muesge ticket To complain Of
unjust discrimination if chargej
aISner rates The circumstances and
the opinion says, sre not
the same TIE commission finds nothing